Newsvine - castro-valleyhttp://www.newsvine.com/castro-valleyNewsvine - castro-valleyen-usCopyright 2015Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:42:43 +0000Mon, 3 Aug 2015 01:49:51 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssLarge pet reptile found guarding Calif. pot stashhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16441682-large-pet-reptile-found-guarding-calif-pot-stashhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16441682-large-pet-reptile-found-guarding-calif-pot-stashusguardmarijuanaodd-newsalligatornorthern-californiaus-newscastro-valleyoakland-zooThu, 10 Jan 2013 07:03:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo released by the Alameda County Sheriffs office, an alligator named "Mr. Teeth" is seen after it was discovered in a home in Castro Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Authorities say the alligator, apparently used to protect a stash of marijuana inside the home, has been taken to a zoo. When deputies entered Assif Mayar's home on Wednesday for a probation check, they found 34 pounds of marijuana and the five-foot alligator in a tank in the bedroom. (AP Photo/Alameda County Sheriffs)</p><p>Assif Mayar is seen in an undated booking photo provided by the Alameda County Sheriffs Office. Mayar was arrested after an alligator named "Mr. Teeth" was discovered in his home in Castro Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Authorities say the alligator, apparently used to protect a stash of marijuana inside the home, has been taken to the Oakland Zoo. When deputies entered Mayar's home on Wednesday afternoon for a probation check, they found 34 pounds of marijuana and the five-foot alligator in a tank in the bedroom. (AP Photo/Alameda County Sheriffs Office)</p>